{"title":"Editor's Note: Three Decades of World Recreational Fishing Conferences: What Have We Learned About the Dynamics of Recreational Fisheries?","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/fme.70002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.70002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50444,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries Management and Ecology","volume":"32 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/fme.70002","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144606680","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cover","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/fme.12819","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12819","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Painting by Norman Stewart, Yorta Yorta Elder</b>.</p><p><i>The indigenous dreamtime story of the Murray cod – a culturally significant Australian native recreational fish species. The story goes, an enormous ‘Burnanga’ (Murray cod) journeyed through Kwat-Kwat (Yorta Yorta) country on his way to the Coorong. As he passed through the fish traps, he swished his tail and dug his powerful head. This carved out the deep, bending, sprawling river that we know today as the Murray River</i>.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":50444,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries Management and Ecology","volume":"32 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/fme.12819","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143949948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Valerio Sbragaglia, Robert Arlinghaus, Faith Ochwada-Doyle, Holly S. Embke, Lucas P. Griffin, Taylor L. Hunt
{"title":"Three Decades of World Recreational Fishing Conferences: What Have We Learned About the Dynamics of Recreational Fisheries?","authors":"Valerio Sbragaglia, Robert Arlinghaus, Faith Ochwada-Doyle, Holly S. Embke, Lucas P. Griffin, Taylor L. Hunt","doi":"10.1111/fme.12815","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12815","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Recreational fishing extends beyond catching fish, by connecting individuals with nature, generating environmental stewards, and contributing to local, regional, and national economies. Multi- and inter-disciplinary research, integrative management, and policy approaches can support better assessment of potential impacts of recreational fishing on social-ecological systems. Transdisciplinary thinking supports managing recreational fisheries effectively, but poses challenges for researchers and managers balancing specialized expertise with innovative, boundary-crossing perspectives in light of limited funding in a rapidly changing environment. The World Recreational Fishing Conference (WRFC) serves as the leading global scientific forum for addressing these challenges, by fostering interdisciplinary exchange among scientists, managers, policy makers, and stakeholders. Papers in this special issue represent the output of the last WRFC in Melbourne, Australia, in 2023. By reviewing the content of papers published in the present special issue, we illustrate the critical role of collaborative spaces, such as the WRFC series, in bridging different expertise and approaches and fostering innovation, thereby securing adaptive management and conservation of recreational fisheries in response to global changes. Evaluating the development of the WRFC over three decades highlights how this conference series represents a leading think tank serving the entire network of recreational fisheries professionals globally.</p>","PeriodicalId":50444,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries Management and Ecology","volume":"32 4","pages":"2-10"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/fme.12815","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144606426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zachary McDonald, Jessica Weir, Adam Berland, Christian Skov, Kieran Hyder, Paul Venturelli
{"title":"Can Climate-Induced Changes in Freshwater Game Fish Abundance Be Inferred From Digital Catch Log Data?","authors":"Zachary McDonald, Jessica Weir, Adam Berland, Christian Skov, Kieran Hyder, Paul Venturelli","doi":"10.1111/fme.12800","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12800","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The growing popularity of digital catch logs may present a low-cost opportunity to monitor climate change effects on the distribution and relative abundance of game fishes over large spatial scales. We analyzed data from a popular fishing app to identify spatiotemporal trends in freshwater game fish catches throughout the contiguous the United States during 2015–2021. Warm-water species became more common than cool-water species in many locations. Increases in relative abundance tended to occur in northern range boundaries or non-native ranges, and declines tended to occur at southern range boundaries. Although catch log data can be biased and results may reflect alternative phenomena operating or interacting at similarly large spatial scales (e.g., cultural eutrophication, changes in game fish popularity), climate change remains a viable explanation. Future research should further explore app data as a potential tool for monitoring game fish responses to climate change and other stressors over longer time frames and at multiple spatial scales.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":50444,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries Management and Ecology","volume":"32 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143950156","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Allison A. Hay, Reagan E. Oller, Jackson C. Glomb, Cory D. Suski
{"title":"Seasonal Variation in Responses of Largemouth Bass (Micropterus nigricans) Caught During Live-Release Angling Tournaments","authors":"Allison A. Hay, Reagan E. Oller, Jackson C. Glomb, Cory D. Suski","doi":"10.1111/fme.12785","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12785","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Traditional live-release tournament practices can influence habitat selection and cause displacement, stockpiling, and mortality. Tournaments are held in multiple seasons in a variety of environmental conditions, yet the seasonal influence on post-release behavior has rarely been studied. To quantify dispersal, habitat selection, and mortality of largemouth bass (<i>Micropterus nigricans</i>) caught in live-release tournaments in multiple seasons, movements of tournament-caught largemouth bass and non-angled controls implanted with acoustic telemetry tags were monitored from April–September for 2 months. Short-term stockpiling at the release point averaged 5–7 days and differed minimally among seasons. Mortality rates varied among seasons, in contrast, with nearly 12-fold higher mortality in late-season tournaments at higher water temperatures. If tournament pressure is intense enough, populations could be negatively impacted, thereby necessitating management actions to reduce tournament impacts over the longer term.</p>","PeriodicalId":50444,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries Management and Ecology","volume":"32 4","pages":"81-96"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/fme.12785","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144606527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction to Tracking Aquatic Animals for Fisheries Management in European Waters","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/fme.12789","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12789","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Özgül, A., Birnie-Gauvin, K., Abecasis, D., Alós, J., Aarestrup, K., Reubens, J. et al. (2024) Tracking aquatic animals for fisheries management in European waters. <i>Fisheries Management and Ecology</i>, 31, e12706. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12706</p><p>In the originally published article, the second affiliation of the author Robert Arlinghaus was omitted. The author's correct affiliation is below:</p><p>Robert Arlinghaus<sup>14,15</sup></p><p><sup>14</sup>Albrecht Daniel Thaer Institute, Faculty of Life Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany</p><p><sup>15</sup>Department of Fish Biology, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany</p><p>We apologize for this error.</p>","PeriodicalId":50444,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries Management and Ecology","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/fme.12789","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143114945","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of Resources and Equipment to Promote Best Practices for the Humane Dispatch of Sharks in a Commercial Fishery","authors":"B. K. Diggles","doi":"10.1111/fme.12790","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12790","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study aimed to identify best-practice methods and equipment for humane dispatch of 15 species of sharks commonly captured by commercial fishers in the Northern Territory (NT), Australia. Anatomical brain location was determined for each species using dissection, external photographs and radiographs (see www.ikijime.com website and Ikijime Tool phone apps). Eight dispatch methods were qualitatively evaluated for their effectiveness on sharks of various sizes. Electrical stunning equipment could not be used because it failed to meet Australian electrical safety standards. Field trials of 206 dispatch events found that penetrating captive bolt tools were most effective on medium-sized (120–210 cm) and large sharks (210–360 cm long), with mean total dispatch scores (MTDS) that ranged from 4.6 to 4.84 out of 5 and instantaneous death rate (IDR) that ranged from 88.57% to 95.45% (<i>n</i> = 79), while ikijime was most effective on small sharks (< 120 cm long), with an MTDS of 4.69 and IDR of 93.75% (<i>n</i> = 16). In contrast, percussive stunning (MTDS = 3.95, IDR = 80.95%, <i>n</i> = 42), shooting with a 12-gauge shotgun (MTDS = 2.92, IDR = 36.54%, <i>n</i> = 52) and spinal section (MTDS = 3, IDR = 0%, <i>n</i> = 2) were less effective, as shown by their lower IDR and MTDS scores. These preliminary findings may be useful for directing further research into best-practice dispatch methods for sharks in the NT, Australia, and elsewhere globally.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":50444,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries Management and Ecology","volume":"32 4","pages":"134-146"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144606762","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Edgaras Ivanauskas, Artūras Razinkovas-Baziukas, Dalia Baziukė
{"title":"Does the Fishery or Climate Change Drive Commercial Catches in a Shallow Eutrophic Lagoon?","authors":"Edgaras Ivanauskas, Artūras Razinkovas-Baziukas, Dalia Baziukė","doi":"10.1111/fme.12792","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12792","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Climate change has significantly affected the Curonian Lagoon, the largest coastal lagoon in Europe, which is of great economic importance to fisheries and tourism. We modeled how environmental factors and fisheries affected recruitment and subsequent catches of pikeperch (<i>Sander lucioperca</i> L.) and common bream (<i>Abramis brama</i> L.) in the lagoon. Recruitment, catch per unit effort (CPUE), environmental variables, and fishery catch, and effort were used to construct Bayesian belief networks (BBNs) for both fish species. Catches of pikeperch and common bream depended more on fishing effort than recruitment. Environmental factors (temperature and riverine discharge) were only weakly related to catches of pikeperch and common bream. Changes in salinity and temperature are expected to have only minor direct effects on populations of pikeperch and common bream.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":50444,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries Management and Ecology","volume":"32 4","pages":"159-173"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144606458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Charles P. Madenjian, Benjamin S. Leonhardt, Patricia M. Dieter, Steven A. Farha
{"title":"Burbot Population Dynamics in Northern Lake Michigan, 2001–2023, and Predation on Newly Stocked Lake Trout by Burbot","authors":"Charles P. Madenjian, Benjamin S. Leonhardt, Patricia M. Dieter, Steven A. Farha","doi":"10.1111/fme.12787","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12787","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Although the worldwide status of burbot (<i>Lota lota</i>) across its Holarctic distribution has recently been assessed, adverse effects of dreissenid mussels on burbot abundance in waters invaded by mussels have not been investigated. We analyzed data from an annual spring gillnet survey to characterize burbot population dynamics in northern Lake Michigan during 2001–2023. Adult burbot abundance in northern Lake Michigan trended neither significantly upward nor downward during 2001–2023. Thus, expansion of the quagga mussel (<i>Dreissena rostriformis bugensis</i>) population into deeper waters of Lake Michigan during 2003–2008 had no detectable negative effects on burbot abundance. Burbot continued to feed on lake trout (<i>Salvelinus namaycush</i>) stocked in the Northern Refuge of Lake Michigan through 2023, which supported a hypothesis that the burbot population potentially impeded lake trout restoration in the refuge.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":50444,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries Management and Ecology","volume":"32 4","pages":"107-121"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144606459","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Suman Barua, Qun Liu, Xu Chen, Eman A. Abo Eleneen
{"title":"Stock and Market Status of High-Valued Blackspotted Croaker (Protonibea diacanthus) in Bangladesh","authors":"Suman Barua, Qun Liu, Xu Chen, Eman A. Abo Eleneen","doi":"10.1111/fme.12791","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12791","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The blackspotted croaker (<i>Protonibea diacanthus</i>) is among the highest-valued commercial marine fish species in Bangladesh. Therefore, we assessed the stock status, economic significance, and market status of blackspotted croaker in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. We estimated life history parameters and sustainability indicators to determine if the stock was being sustainably managed. Size of blackspotted croaker was significantly differ temporally. Blackspotted croaker increased in weight allometrically in relation to length. Length-age life history parameters were <i>L</i><sub><i>∞</i></sub> = 161.16 cm, <i>k</i> = 0.39 year<sup>−1</sup>. Natural mortality <i>M</i> was 0.39 year<sup>−1</sup> and fishing mortality <i>F</i> was 0.35 year<sup>−1</sup>. Catch composition and sustainably indicators revealed that the stock was prone to recruitment and growth overfishing. Medium to large sized blackspotted croaker (> 85 cm) fetched the highest price in commercial markets for the swim bladders that was worth many times more than the value of fillets. The highest demand of swim bladders in export commerce termed this species as <i>marine gold</i> to the fishers. Therefore, fishers were increasingly motivated to target the species. Ununiformed landing of blackspotted croaker, for domestic and international trade of swim bladder of blackspotted croaker, and poorly documented trading supply chains make this fishing industry luck-driven. Management interventions are needed to sustain the fishery and economic value.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":50444,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries Management and Ecology","volume":"32 4","pages":"147-158"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144606421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}